Dudley Docker: The Life and Times of a Trade Warrior
This is an exploration of the life of Dudley Docker (1862-1944), one of the most powerful businessmen of his era. It sketches the life and times of Docker, describes the deals he fixed and recounts the rise and fall of the companies he directed.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2004
- ISBN-13
- 9780521894005
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- British business historyIndustrial capitalismCorporate leadership
Awards
- Wolfson History PrizeWon(1985)
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